Eragrostis elliottii

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Eragrostis elliottii
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae
Genus: Eragrostis
Species: E. elliottii
Binomial name
Eragrostis elliottii
S. Watson
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Natural range of Eragrostis elliottii from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common Name: field lovegrass

This species is strongly glaucous (FSU Herbarium).

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Does well in open canopy areas on longleaf pine habitats.[1] Sandhill community.[2] Does not do well in highly disturbed areas (such as clear cutting).[1] This species has also been observed to occur in sand ridges of longleaf pine and turkey oak woodlands, clearings in coastal hammocks, marshy boarders of cypress-gum ponds, oak woodlands, interdune depressions, sandy prairies, and open grassy limestone glades (FSU Herbarium). It does well in areas of high light intensity to partial shade in loamy sands, drying sands, moist shell sands, and peaty sandy soils (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

It has been observed to flower and fruit in October and December (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

It is a common host plant of the fungus Balansia epichloe in the southeastern United States.[3]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Brockway, D. G. and C. E. Lewis (2003). "Influence of deer, cattle grazing and timber harvest on plant species diversity in a longleaf pine bluestem ecosystem." Forest Ecology and Management 175: 49-69.
  2. Downer, M. R. (2012). Plant species richness and species area relationships in a Florida sandhill community. Integrative Biology. Ann Arbor, MI, University of South Florida. M.S.: 52.
  3. Phelps, R. A., G. Morgan-Jones, et al. (1993). "Systematic and biological studies in the Balansieae and related anamorphs. 7. Host-pathogen relationship of Eragrostis capillaris and Balansia epichloe." Mycotaxon 49: 117-127.